Reasons for “Non-Judging”•wounded bird•Blind (one or both eyes) bird•Bird lacking a toe or a claw•Bird with a stiff or deformed toe.•In Coloured canaries: lipochrome with stain (on feathers, beak,legs, feet or claws).•In Coloured canaries: melanin with white feather•In Coloured canaries: Black melanin with white claw.•In Coloured canaries: bird with double factor (ex.: opal +pastel)Any other situation not considered above will be studied with a responsible person of the exhibition.Furthermore the wrong size of the ring, a dirty bird or cage, as well as characters on the cage are reasons for an exclusion.

STANDARD CRESTED-CRESTBRED CANARY

Standard Description of the Crested-Crestbred Crest (Crested)Size and formation of the crest shall be the first consideration, a crest cannot be too large.It should consist of an abundance of broad, long and veiny feathers evenly radiated from asmall centre, well over eyes, beak and poll. A good crest may be flat if well filled in at theback and without splits, but a drooping or weeping crest shall have preference.Head and Neck (Crestbred)The Crest-bred should have a large and round head, broad at every part with a small beakand an abundance of long, broad feathers commencing at entrance of beak continuing overthe crown and flowing well down the poll and should be well browed. In a good Crest-bredthe feathers of the crown when turned over should reach the end of the beak, and the heavy brows should give the bird a sulk appearance without brushing.BeakSmall and neatEyebrowsHeavy and overhangingPlumage/Tail/Wings/ColourTail short and narrow.Wings not extending beyond root of tail nor crossed at tips but fitting closely to the body.Feathers should be smooth and show no frillings on breast, cock feathers symmetrical on both sides of root of tail.All colours are allowed except red.ShapeThe body should in shape resemble that of the bullfinch possessing substance in proportion to its length, nicely arched, full and well circled chest, neck full and short.Size±17 cm.ConditionClean and healthy: well used to the cage.Feet /LegsShort legs with thighs and hocks well set back.